1855 United States Tycoon

Chapter 196

Morgan and a bunch of Wall Street bankers are trying to get more money for themselves by financing Scrooge, on the other hand, they are also worried about the rapid expansion of Scrooge’s power. .

“It’s just that, Scrooge McDonald’s strength is going to a higher level.” Morgan said, “I’m afraid that one day, he will enter the financial world with so much money to stir the wind. What will happen to us if it stirs the rain?”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and they are speechless.

“We must unite to be able to compete with monsters like Scrooge in the future.” Morgan said, “but unity is not something that can be done by talking about it. That kind of unity is useless at all. When the time comes, Scrooge just waved the checkbook, every one of us here.” Morgan smiled and continued, “Everyone of us, including me, will rush away. The others are all sold. So, mere alliances in words are meaningless at all.”

“What do you mean, Mr. Morgan?” a banker asked.

“We must become a whole in terms of assets, so that it is possible to compete with Scrooge. So one of my plans is that we have to cross-hold each other and let our interests become a whole, so that we can truly become a whole. .” Morgan threw out the plan he had prepared long ago.

“This…” Everyone hesitated.

“Actually, if possible, I don’t want to use this method.” Morgan said, “If Scrooge did not rise too fast, I would be more willing to rely on the survival of the fittest to integrate the power of Wall Street.”

Several bankers murmured, and then one person finally said: “Mr. Morgan, you make sense, but Mr. Macdonald is not going to eat the entire United States market alone, right? Even if there is such a danger, it is not an imminent danger. And such a union, to be honest, will make us lose considerable autonomy. So we have to consider the advantages of this, and if a new union appears, The question of how rights are distributed.”

“Yes, Mr. Morgan, these issues need to be discussed.” More people echoed.

Morgan put his hands on his chest. This was a habitual movement of him. It is said that when the Emperor Napoleon performed this movement, he was already holding the winning ticket. Morgan has liked Napoleon’s story since he was a child, and many places have consciously or unconsciously imitated the great emperor.

“Have you ever studied the history of the expansion of Mr. Scrooge McDonald’s family business? In addition to the continuous advancement in technology, have you noticed another trend?” Morgan said, “That is the McDonald family’s Mutual support between industries. We see that Scrooge occupies the largest share of the Pacific Railway. When building roads, most of the steel used for the rails and bridges along the way came from his steel mills. At the same time, The mineral development rights obtained through the railway have further promoted the development of his steel company. Look at the nearest iron tower. This is an advertisement for steel. I am sure that the demand for steel in the construction market will definitely increase in the future. His steel backed his electrical, and his electrical orders promoted the steel. The capital in his hands from all walks of life supports each other, which is one of the reasons for the success of the McDonald family. And we? We often Because of mutual competition, everyone’s profits have declined. If we can also support our allies in the areas where we have advantages, we can also quickly defeat those rivals that compete with us, like Scrooge did. Strengthen our strength.”

“So how are the rights distributed?”

“According to the proportion of everyone’s own shareholding.” Morgan said, “according to the one-share, one-vote principle, we can recommend specific management. I believe that this should be enough to guarantee everyone’s rights.”

“Mr. MacDonald, we understand that Morgan seems to be conspiring with other bankers. They may want to build a closer alliance than they are now.” Bond reported to Scrooge. “In the last two weeks Here, they frequently meet on Morgan’s yachts, and, in the stock market, their stocks have changed hands abnormally. We suspect that they are forming a closer alliance through cross-shareholding. ”

“Thank you, Mr. Bond, you did a great job!” Scrooge said happily, “I think your outstanding performance is enough to win you the right to a share of the company. Hope for information. Under your guidance, the department can get better day by day.”

“Thank you, Mr. MacDonald.” Bond said, “I will do my best to serve the company.”

After Bond went out, Scrooge said to Dorothea, “Dorothea, what do you think of this matter?”

“My dear, I think there must be something strange about this,” Dorothea replied.

“Tell me your opinion.” Scrooge continued to ask.

“Morgan apparently did this to integrate the entire Wall Street banking system. Once his loose alliance becomes so tight, or even consortium, the remaining banks in United States, except ours, whoever they are, Can no longer compete with this financial monster. But I don’t understand why Morgan took such a step so early. His current capital share does not occupy an absolute majority in this consortium, which means that he is right The control of this consortium is not super stable. I think he can wait for a few more years, and it will not be too late to wait until his power is relatively greater.” Dorothea replied.

“He just has too much urgency, or that our actions have put too much pressure on him.” Scrooge said, “He is worried that one day, we will also rely on the power of the entire McDonald family. Went to Wall Street to drive the roller. But to be honest, although finance is really profitable, but playing this, I really don’t have the confidence to fight Morgan. In this Realm, I don’t have any high-tech technology that can solve them all at once. . So in a short time, he really doesn’t need to be so nervous. But when he oppresses other banks, we can hitchhiker by the way.”

Just when Morgan started to form his financial trust, Rong Hong and Zhang Yu had just returned to China. After only one day’s rest after the two people landed in Shanghai, they rushed to Nanjing again to meet Li Hongzhang, the governor of Liangjiang.

“Chunfu, Fumin, how did you get from this trip?” Li Hongzhang and Rong Hongzhangyu are both acquaintances, and they are not in the official government office, so Li Hongzhang naturally seems very casual. It’s just that Li Hongzhang can appear casual, but the lower ones can’t. So Zhang Yu stood up honestly and reported:

“Entrusted by the Marshal, I traveled to Europe and the United States with Mr. Yung Wing. Westerners say that the advantage of foreign guns is that there is no one who can pass the MacDonald Rifle. So Mr. Yu and Mr. Yung Wing visited the McDonald Infantry together. The weapons company originally wanted to buy rifle production equipment from him. The owner, Mr. MacDonald, led me to visit the gun factory, the steel factory, and the university. And we also talked to us about the richness of the country. The way of strong soldiers is really eye-opening. Without this trip, Zhang Yu would never know the size of the world with a frog at the bottom of the well for his entire life.”

Although Zhang Yu always wanted to maintain the self-proclaimed “Heavenly Power” Face when he was in a foreign country, but after returning to his own side, he honestly told the truth and went to a foreign country to promote too big.

“Wealthy people, what have you seen, can you say such a thing?” Li Hongzhang still knows the temper of own, the staff member. This person has always been involved, and quite a bit of xenophobia, is not really touched a lot, definitely will not say that.

Zhang Yu bowed deeply to Li Hongzhang and said: “If it weren’t for the commander, Zhang Yu would have laughed at Fang Fang. Although the MacDonald rifle is exquisite, it is comparable to McDonald Steel. , It is not worth mentioning. McDonald Steel is the backbone of the country, but it is not worth mentioning when compared with the University of Cleveland. In the past, Zhang Yu often thought that our country was very populous, with tens of thousands of people. The people, if they can be of the same mind and fear of foreigners. To this day, we know that our country’s national strength is so big compared with the Westerners that it is almost desperate.”

“The touch is so big? I’m really curious.” Li Hongzhang said, “Come on, you will tell me what you have seen in Europe and America in detail in the future.”

“You mean, just one steel mill under the McDonald Steel Company produces dozens of times as much steel as I did?” Li Hongzhang was also taken aback. “And in just a few years, the original equipment is out of date. Isn’t the American Flagship Iron Factory that we bought even more backward? Well, what else does that MacDonald say? “The reason for being rich?” “Being rich first and then being stronger”? This person is very knowledgeable. , Westerners are strong, not without reason. In the past, I thought that Westerners were strong, but the boats were strong and powerful. Today, after listening to what the two said, I learned that strong and rich lives.” Li Hongzhang also sighed.

“Marshal, Mr. MacDonald also said that if you want to be rich, you must come from industrialization. If there is no industry, you can definitely not create prosperity. And the most important thing in industrialization is not the machine, but the ability to start the machine, improve the machine, and invent Machine people. Therefore, in order to make the country prosperous and strong, we must develop industry, and if we want to develop industry, we must constantly cultivate talents who can adapt to the industrial age. China is so weak in natural sciences that it is not easy to cultivate such people on its own. Therefore, I suggested that Daqing can send overseas students to study natural sciences in United States.” Rong Hong took the opportunity to say.

“Who said that Westerners are innocent?” Li Hongzhang sighed, “For this person’s words, the emphasis is on enlightenment, and we know that Western culture is prosperous. When studying abroad, you should fight for the court, but the distant waters can hardly extinguish the near fire. Don’t worry. What happened to the two of you buying the machine now?”